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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that gathered for a Pride parade in central...

Germany knife attack victims were all women -police

WUERZBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Authorities in Germany were investigating on Saturday what prompted a man to go on the rampage...

Russian regions run low on vaccines as COVID-19 cases jump

By Andrey Ostroukh MOSCOW (Reuters) -A central Russian region on Saturday suspended COVID-19 vaccinations for two days due to a...

“Kanal Istanbul” project kicks off with bridge construction

By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a $15 billion canal project intended to...

Delta COVID-19 variant starting to dominate in S.Africa, scientists say

By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -New coronavirus infections in South Africa appear to be dominated by the Delta variant that...

Spain scraps outdoor mask-wearing rule, but many stay covered up

By Raul Cadenas and Catherine MacDonald MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards were allowed to ditch their face masks for a walk...

Germany to ramp up vaccinations in race with Delta variant

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will soon have so many doses of COVID-19 vaccine on hand that it will be able...

Iraq paramilitaries show off weaponry in big anniversary parade

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqi paramilitary fighters, including powerful Iran-backed factions, marched at a military base in eastern Iraq...

British naval destroyer that angered Russia docks in Georgia

BATUMI, Georgia, June 26 (Reuters) - The British destroyer Defender, which angered Russia by sailing through waters off Crimea, docked...

Sydney, Australia’s largest city, in two-week hard COVID-19 lockdown

By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Sydney and some surrounding areas will enter a hard two-week COVID-19 lockdown on Saturday as...

Germany to ramp up vaccinations in race with Delta variant

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will soon have so many doses of COVID-19 vaccine on hand that it will be able...

Cameroon police tear gas residents fighting eviction near Douala airport

DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) - Police in Cameroon fired tear gas on Saturday morning as they clashed with residents fighting eviction...

Tanzania considers reviving $10 billion port project

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Saturday that Tanzania will look to revive a $10...

Delta variant ‘spreading rapidly’ from Lisbon to rest of Portugal

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Over 70% of coronavirus cases in the Lisbon area are from the more contagious...

Afghan peace talks should continue unless Taliban pull out -Abdullah

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of Afghanistan’s peace council said on Friday that long-stalled talks on a...

Filipinos bid farewell to former president Benigno Aquino

By Adrian Portugal and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine former president Benigno Aquino was laid to rest in a...

Indonesia, U.S break ground on joint strategic maritime centre

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia and the United States have broken ground on a new $3.5 million maritime training centre in...

Helicopter carrying Colombia’s President Duque struck by bullets in attack

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Colombia's President Ivan Duque and others was struck by multiple bullets in an attack...

Colombia coca crop area expanded to 245,000 hectares in 2020 – report